Aggies place well at livestock judging events
A cattleman who attends college in his hometown won top honors at the recent Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic livestock judging contest in Kearney.
Nate Lashley, a sophomore at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture and member of the Aggie Livestock Judging Team, won high individual in placings. He was also eighth high individual overall.
The Curtis native and graduate of Medicine Valley High School, who was competitive in the show ring and livestock judging during his 4-H and FFA career, is competing with the Aggie judging team for the second year.
“I appreciate Nate’s leadership in evaluating livestock, particularly his expertise in cattle,” said Doug Smith, NCTA judging coach and division chair of Animal Science and Agricultural Education. “He works hard and is a solid competitor.”
The team received eighth high team overall, sixth high team in placings, and tied for eighth high team in oral reasons.
“We saw some great improvements by both freshmen and sophomore team members,” said Smith.
NCTA Aggies from multiple academic areas also will be vying for national honors in April during competitions hosted by the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture. This year, the NACTA conference will be at Northeast Community College in Norfolk.
